St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-24
T. b. Marrett's / urchases.

bred, FAST rotting horse is called. and hay
ing abundant means to crafty his taste i'll
this direction, he proposes to indulge it in
such degree as may be consistent with due
attention to his regular business. For
years he has owned, from time to time,
some very excellent trotters, such as Gen.
Sibley and Capitola. These were private
drivers that not unfrequently were seen OH
the road with Mr.. Marrett behind them.
Having quietly INDUCED his tastes in horses
in this private way, he concluded to
widen out and give the people of
Minnesota an opportunity to obtain
some advantages from his stock
being in the state. lie has therefore
opened up stock farm and is placing upon
it some OF the best bred Kentucky stock TO
be had. He accordingly sought out and
purchased NutwOod- MambrinO, three
year-old son of the renowned Nutwood,
bred at the Glenview farm by the late Col
McFerran. When this three-year- old Nut
wood was brought to st. Paul last summer
he looked thin and awkward, but since that
he has filled up and rounded out. so that
now, in his four year-old form. he is nearly
sixteen hands high anG large and well pro-
portioned throughout. lie is noticeably
high behind and has very springy, elastic
movement, like the HambletOnianS.
When grown he will probably make
horse over sixteen hands high
and weighing in the vicinity of
1000 pounds. OF course he has not been
speeded a great deal yet. though he was
driven some last fall. This is one of the
best bred colts in the state; that is, in the
catalogue of the fast trotters, in the best
bred species he stands in the front rank.
His sire is Nutwood. with a record of
2:212l, 2:2115, 2:1SI. Nutwood was by
Belmont, out of Miss Russell, the dam of
Maud S. and is the sire of Felix, 2:1SH;
Marion. 2:21; Menlo, 2:2119; Belmont Boy,
PAGER, 2:23I: Norwood, 2:25; Dawn,
2:1919; Jim Mulvena, 2:2734; Troisseau.
2:2S1a; Nutbreaker, the greatest two-year-
old. by public performances, that has yet
appeared. Record, third heat. 2:29.
IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
sthat is record made by two-year-old in
the third head of hotly contested race.
In addition to the above Nutwood is the
sire Of Bonnie Wood. 1929; Lelaps. sec
ond to Norwood in 1861; Nutwood. Jr..
$685., and Woodruff 2:2S15. This shows
that he is the sire of eleven horses with
records inside of 2:30. two under 1920 and
a wo-year-old with a record of 2:29. He
was sold at the Genview sale last fall for
$22, 900, and his yearlings and two year olds
sold up among the thousands. This is the
stock represented in st. Paul by Mr.. Mar
Tett'S NutWood Mambrino. 1t is such
stock as this and q. A. De CRAFTS and
George w. Sherwood's George Wilkes
colts. and Commodore KittsOns Black
wood, Jr.. Revenue and Won Arnim that is
so valuable. 1t will be several years before
the results of the importation of this de-
scription of stock into Minnesota VIII show
how valuable it is and how much will be
added by it TO the taxable value of the
state. When these men bring into Mime
sofa this kind of stock it is not
alone for making money for them
selves. They bring it here for the purpose
of breeding and producing stock in Mime
sofa similar to that that has done so much
to add to the moneyed value OF Kentucky,
and to give her world wide fame as the
foremost breeding state of fast horses in the
union. These results cannot be produced
i'll day OF month, but they will make
their appearance in due time. Capt. Mar
rett had his colt in town on Thursday last
for the purpose Of having him Shod. He is
fine, high headed, loose, easy-going ami
NAL. and shows decided inclinatlonS that he
will be a trOtter in due time.
MI. Marrett has had Capitola taken up
and logged preparatory to her being sent
east next spring. Her owner will probably
send her TO some good. experienced driver
early in the spring with view of her going
through the Eastern circuits, or wherever
else he can find work for her.